Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Euaion Painter

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, chair; bearded male with himation, holding stick in his left hand, facing a youth with shield and spear; Obverse, two youths wearing himatia, the one on the left leans on a stick, the one on the right holds a staff, woman with right arm extended, holding an oinochoe or lekythos in her left hand, youth with himation draped over his shoulders holding a stick in his right hand facing the lower body of a draped figure with stick; Reverse, lower legs and himation of a male leaning on a stick, lower legs and drapery of a male with stick, male with himation whose right hand is holding a stick, with his left hand on hip, woman holding a vase in her right hand and gesturing with her left hand to the youth in front of her who has a himation draped over his shoulders, and holds a phiale in his right hand and a staff in his left

Artist

Euaion Painter

Date

460–450 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011